Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-336) and index
The development of the economy up to 1930 -- Economic developments 1930-56 -- Social forces under the condominium -- Social movements, regional movements and administrative organisation, 1898-1956 -- Sudanese nationalism and the attainment of independence -- The dynamics of post-independence politics, 1956-69 -- Politics and economy under the Nimairi regime, 1969-85